Vintage ARP Odyssey Mk II 2813 w/Moog Ladder Filter Fully Serviced w/ LED Sliders

Description

This 1974 vintage ARP Odyssey has just been fully serviced by Synthchaser, the west coast’s leading ARP specialist – recapped, new ICs, new key bushings, all new LED sliders, cleaned inside & out, fully functional, tuned  and calibrated, and sounding awesome!  The Odyssey was ARP’s answer to the Minimoog, a feature packed scaled down version of the legendary ARP 2600.  This Mk II ARP Odyssey uses the 4035 filter which was a copy of the fat 4 pole Moog ladder filter!

The panel has been re-silkscreened (except for the ARP Odyssey logo on the front, which is missing), and the new silkscreen job has defects (see photos for details), and there’s some touch up and other imperfections on the panel.  Otherwise, this synth has been excellently overhauled.  You can see and hear the synth in the following 15 minute detailed video which runs you through a demonstration of all the functionality and gives you a listen to the synth:

• Synthchaser Precision LED slider upgrade –  All 34 of the old original sliders have been replaced with new, smooth, high precision LED illuminated sliders.  The difference in the way these sliders feel and perform compared to the originals is a huge improvement.   LEDs run off their own power supply mounted inside the synth.
• Power supply rebuilt – All tantalum and electrolytic capacitors in the power supply have been replaced, and high quality, high temperature 105 deg C capacitors have been used for the power supply filter capacitors.
• All tantalum capacitors replaced – The tantalum capacitors in ARP synths are ticking time bombs.  All tantalum capacitors in this synth have been replaced with electrolytics to help provide stable operation for years to come.
• All CMOS and Op Amp ICs replaced – The original CMOS chips and op amps used in these synthesizers are prone to failure.  We find it a best practice to replace all these chips in this keyboard to fix issues it may be having and to prevent future issues from popping up as chips fail.  New chips have been installed in IC sockets for ease of future service.
• Keyboard rebuild – New key bushings installed, keys removed and ultrasonically cleaned, bus bars removed and polished, key contacts cleaned and adjusted, keybed leveled.
• Pots and switches cleaned
• Circuit boards washed to clean off 45 years of dirt and grime that entered through the slider openings
• Oscilloscope calibration – Calibrated & tuned using oscilloscope and frequency counter.
• 1/4″ output made High – ARPs of this era had an RCA jack as the high output and the 1/4″ jack as the low output.  As today RCA jacks are an inconvenience for most, the 1/4″ jack has been made to a second high output.  This modification is easily reversible by cutting 1 wire.

Prospective buyers are welcome to come try it out before purchasing. Local pickup is welcome and encouraged.  This is a vintage electronic item, so all sales will be as-is and final.  But visit the Synthchaser YouTube channel and rest assured that a high quality detailed restoration was done to this synthesizer by the expert on ARP Synthesizers.

Shipping to the UK may be possible, inquire if interested.